Surrender To His Will

Surrender To His Will : 

Once upon a time, in a small village, lived an old farmer with his only son. They owned a small piece of land as well as a cow and a horse. One day his horse ran away. They went looking for their horse but to no avail. His son was distraught. The neighbors came to see the old farmer.

"God is being so harsh on you," the villagers said to console the farmer, "It's terrible what happened."

"This must be His grace too," the farmer replied calmly.

Two days later the horse returned, but not alone. Four wild steeds, fine and strong, came following. The farmer ended up with five horses all up.

"That's wonderful. You are so lucky," said the others.

"This must be His grace too," the farmer said as much gratefully as indifferently.

His son was excited though. The following day he mounted one of the wild horses to check the ride but was thrown and he broke his leg.

"These horses are no good. They have brought you bad luck," his neighbors offered their wisdom, "Your son has ended up with a broken leg."

"This must be His grace too," the farmer replied.

A few days later, king's officials came to the village recruiting young men for the mandatory military service. They took all but farmer's son since he had a fractured leg. Out of envy and love, the villagers congratulated the farmer for his son was spared.

"This must be His grace too," he said.

Everything you need to know about surrender is in the anecdote above. Surrender does not mean you simply offer flowery words to your God but start whining at every adversity you come across. Ultimately, your actions show the degree of surrender.

Om Namah Shivay.